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| author | Jens Finke <jens@triq.net> | 2004-02-19 20:24:54 +0000 |
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| committer | Jens Finke <jens@src.gnome.org> | 2004-02-19 20:24:54 +0000 |
| commit | 1bdd71a3505840e032aafc7d24041e2b9a2e07ba (patch) | |
| tree | c3d5444a91f1159a6e8685698463ad30fa8b10eb /HACKING | |
| parent | 781c2241b8b7f332fb020a86c3a4bcfb5d6b4fe5 (diff) | |
| download | eog-1bdd71a3505840e032aafc7d24041e2b9a2e07ba.tar.gz | |
MAINTAINERS, AUTHORS, TODO, Updated.
2004-02-19 Jens Finke <jens@triq.net>
* MAINTAINERS,
* AUTHORS,
* TODO,
* HACKING: Updated.
Diffstat (limited to 'HACKING')
| -rw-r--r-- | HACKING | 40 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 28 deletions
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Hacking on the Eye of Gnome o spec file: People from the gnome packaging project are welcome to contribute fixes for - the spec file. + the spec file. o build fixes: "build sheriff commits welcome". Please send a mail with your patch to either @@ -13,34 +13,18 @@ o build fixes: o In all other cases the following rules apply: -I have tried to write the code in the Eye of Gnome with several goals -in mind: +The code for Eye of Gnome was written with several goals in mind: - - It has to be maintainable. + - maintainable, + - extensible, + - correct, + - documented. - - It has to be extensible. +If you want to work on EOG as well, please read the GNOME Programming +Guidelines first, understand their purpose, and keep them in mind when +writing code for EOG. - - It has to be correct. +If you have a patch you would like to put into EOG, please file a bug +using http://bugzilla.gnome.org for the product EOG and attach the +patch to it. This way your submisson won't get lost. - - It has to be documented. - -Being one of the authors of the GNOME Programming Guidelines, I have -tried to apply the principles mentioned there in the code for the Eye -of Gnome. If you want to work on EOG as well, please read the GNOME -Programming Guidelines, understand their purpose, and keep them in -mind when writing code for EOG. - -If you want to put code in EOG, I would like to review it first. -Please mail me a patch to <federico@gnu.org>. If you wish to commit -to the Bonobo component please send a patch to <mmeeks@gnu.org>. This -is to ensure that the code fits well within the grand plan for EOG. -This is not fascism, it is simple and innocent paranoia. - -The reason for this is that EOG code base will grow to be -substantially big. It will be a full product for image viewing and -cataloging; it is not "yet another image viewer". I have to make sure -that the code will be able to sustain such work. - - -Federico Mena-Quintero -federico@gnu.org |